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Course Reserves

KU instructors place materials on Course Reserve in order to guarantee their availability to students.

Materials owned by the libraries or personal copies provided by the instructors will be available for checkout from one of the Reserve Desks in the KU Libraries. This service is often referred to as On-Site Reserve and will typically include complete books, journals, media items, and other relevant material to support classroom instruction. Course Reserve materials have shortened loan periods in order to ensure availability to all borrowers.

What is not included in Course Reserve?

Any item which requires copyright compliance cannot be placed on Course Reserve. This means you will not find photocopies of articles, chapters, or other course readings on reserve. Many of these items are available through the KU Libraries’ Databases. Consult with your instructors if you have questions.

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Loan periods

Reserve loan periods may be any time from two hours to two weeks. Some items are available only for in library use. Be sure to ask when a Course Reserve item is due when you check it out.

Where should I return Course Reserve materials?

All Course Reserve materials must be returned to the service desk from which they were checked out by the time due in order to avoid overdue fines. There is no grace period for the return of Course Reserve items. See Circulation Policies and Procedures for additional information.